Self-heating sad-iron.



-J. H. DAVIS.

- SELF HEATING SAD IRON. APPLICATION $11 121) M11129, 1910.

985,326. Paten ed Feb. 23, 1911.

ifiventov auburn tantra srnras PATENT JOHN H. DAVIS, 01? ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF QINEJEIALF 'I'G ROY L.

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PIEIE'MEIEB, COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS.

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application T all whom it may concern:

lie it known that I, JoHN H. Davis, a. citrzen of the United States, residing at St.

Louis, in the State of Missouri, have inventeil a new and useful Self-Heating Sad-Iron, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to sad irons which are self heated by means of a gas burner, and it has for its object to provide in a sad iron of this kind a. novel arrangement of the burner whereby the iron is quickly heated; and, furtl'ierinore, to provide for the free circulation of air through the body and top of the iron, to promote combustion, and to ventilate the iron to prevent over heating, and to keep the handle cool.

l i ith these objects in View, the invention consists in a novel construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described. and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a side. elevation of a sad iron constructed. in' accordance with. the present invention, Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a rear end View.

Referring to the drawing, 5 denotes the body of the iron, the same being hollow, and having an open top, across which is placed a perforated plate 6. Above the plate 6,

spaced a short distance therefrom, is ar-.

ranged a plate 7 to which the handle 8 of the iron is fastened. The plates (3 and 7 are shaped to conform to the contour of the iron, the'plate 6 fitting on the 'top'edge of the side walls thereof, and in said edge are openings 9 to permit the escape. of the hot air from thebody of the iron.

At the point and sides of the iron, the plate 7 extends downwardly into contact with the plate 6. The space between the plates is open at the rear end of the iron, and through the plates, atthe point, and rear corners of the iron, are passed screws or pther suitable fastening means for securing he plates to the body of the iron, said body being formed at these points with bosses into which the fastening means screw.

The outer surface of the plate 7 is formed with ridges 11, to which the yoke which carrise the grip of, the handle is secured by means of screws, or other suitable means 1%,

Specification of Letters Patent.

plates 6 and T. Thcridges space the yoke from the plate 17,-and the handle is thereby.

prevented from becruning heated.

Mounted in a central opening in the rear wall of the iron body is a gas burner 12,

Which may be an ordinary Bunsen burner.

The tip of the burner screws-into the opening, and its outlet end. extends flush with the inner surface of the rear wall of the iron body. To the burner is connected :1 Flexible tube 13 for connecting it with the gas fixture. The burner points downwardly in the direction of the front end of the iron so that the fieme will be thrown against the point of the iron, in order that this part of the iron may receive the greatest amount of the heat. The heat is also distributed tl'irough the body of the iron, and all parts thereof are uniformly heated.

On OPPUSitG- sides of the opening in the rear wall .of the iron body in which the burner 12 is mounted, are air inlet openings 1st, which aresutficiently large to supply an abundant amount of air to the interior of the iron body, and thus promote combustion. The openings in the side of the iron. body, and the perforations in the plate 6 afi'ord an avenue of escape for the hot air from the interior of the iron, portions of the same passing through the perforations of the plate 6 escaping from the rear end of the iron. The air circulates freely through the iron, and carries the heat to all parts thereof. Inasmuch as that portion of the plate 7 to which the handle is secured is spaced from the perforated plate 6, and the handle yoke 15 also spaded from the plate 7 by the ridges 11, the handle is effectually prevented from becoming hot.

The iron herein described, is simple in construction, and can therefore be cheaply manufactured, and it has no complicated parts to get out of order.

Patented Feb. 28, 1911 filed June 9, 1910. tierial No. 565,92Q.

Nospecially constructed burner is necessary, any ordinary Bunsen burner suliicing to heatthe iron. l

vVhat is claimed is: In a sad iron, the combination with a hollow ironbody open on top, a perforated late extending across the top of the irony ody, a plate extending across the perforated plate, tie front portion and side edges of P ng f the Wylie through the second mentioned plate being in contact with the perforated p1ate,apdthe remainder as my owh, I have hereto ufiixed my signaof said second mentioned plate being spaced ture in the presence of two Witnesses.- from the perforated flato, fastening means JOHN 111 DAVIS passmg through the tontlguous portlons of t r ":5 the plates into the iron body, and a handle lvitnesses:

carried by the plates, E. E. IIIA'IT, In' testimony thz t I claim the foregoing WM. PENNEY:

Copies of this patent may he obtained for five cents ach, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington. D. C. 

